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Explore Fun HyperDocs and Learn How to Revise for Remote Learning

As we shift into remote learning across the globe, many educators are quickly scrambling to figure out digital tools and platforms for delivering instruction. This is a process that needs time and room for adjustments as we try out new methods, reflect on the effectiveness, then revise to fit student needs. Taking this valuable time allows for teachers, students and parents to get acquainted and comfortable with new procedures and routines. But what about the content we are sharing? Does it ...

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Community Building HyperDocs for your Remote Classroom

“We don’t want kids to stay busy, we want kids to stay connected and engaged.” Most educators around the world experienced a big shift towards remote learning in the last month. This has been an overwhelming change for all. Although parents are taking on the role of educator, it has become abundantly clear that nothing or no one can ever replace a teacher. Also, face to face time with friends and classmates is being recognized as a focal point of classroom life. Now mor...

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Supporting Student Executive Functioning Skills with HyperDocs

Written and Presented by Kelly Hilton - @kellyihilton, www.kellyhilton.org co-creator #HyperDocs / co-author of The HyperDoc Handbook Since transitioning to remote learning, parents, teachers, administrators, and all educational personnel have been required to collaborate on creating virtual classrooms and environments for students to learn from home. For students who need support in executive functioning skills, there are a few things that we can do to help make the transition to a virtua...

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How to Create a HyperDoc

How to Create HyperDocs Webinar from Classroom 2.0- click HERE for links to resources Here is a quick, step-by-step guide to creating your very own HyperDocs... Step #1: Determine Objectives Grade Level? Content Area(s)? Length of Lesson? Specific Objectives? Desired outcome (explore, apply, assess)? Step #2: Determine Cycle of Learning What specific steps will students follow? Explore. Explain. Apply. Workshop Model 5 E's Model...

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HyperDocs On Air

View The HyperDoc Hangout ON AIR Playlist of all episodes HERE. Want to be a featured guest and share your HyperDoc story? Let us know! Episode #12 Kevin Feramisco @theteachingjedi Follower of Christ, husband, father, 8th ELA T, GCE Lvl 2, Apple Teacher, Star Wars nut, #Hyperdocs maker, Tech Geek. Stay Gold! #gvusdshares#goldenvalleyway Kevin's website: https://theteachingjedi.wordpress.com/ Kevin's Padlet: https://padlet.com/kferamisco1/kxbxk0rfocv5 FEAT...

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Host a HyerpDocs Learning Experience at you School!

Host a Workshop at Your School Full Day: HyperDoc Workshop: Create and Customize Digital Lessons for Your Classroom Half Day: Engage Me! How to Create HyperDocs for Student-Centered Classrooms...

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HyperDocs Templates for Getting Started

These templates were designed to ease teachers into the HyperDoc creation process, and provide a starting point. There are five templates, representing different lesson design models. We love to see how unique each HyperDoc becomes from the template. To create your own, make a copy of the template and customize it! TEMPLATE: Basic HyperDoc Lesson SAMPLE: Creative Writing Challenge TEMPLATE: Explore, Explain, Apply ...

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Samples of HyperDocs for Every Subject

Time to go shopping for HyperDocs! Look closely at design elements, different packaging options, engagement strategies, and more. Imagine the potential and possibility of digital lesson design with HyperDocs! Click on the image below to access HyperDocs in each content area. ...

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Building Agency in our Students Online

Why agency and why now? Now more than ever our students need to have agency in their learning and in their lives in and out of their academic lives. Agency enhances our students' sense of control, which is a pivotal part of building resilience and ultimately healthy coping strategies for when things change around them. One way to see how agency fits into the bigger picture of our students well being is this amazing sketchnote by teacher, learner and sketchnoter, Lauren G. Her Instagram is...

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The HyperDocs Girls

When our schools adopted Google Apps for Education and equipped our classrooms with technology, we began asking: How can we truly utilize these tools to transform the student learning experience? It was then that we coined the term HyperDoc to define our digital lessons and started creating. Teaching with HyperDocs got us really excited about personalizing our lesson plans and instructional delivery. We were feeling alive! Our students were engaged and excited. We knew we were on to something s...

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